The world is full of mere music festivals. Then there are festivals that go a bit further, that cast the net wider and help redefine things. FILTER Magazine’s Culture Collide falls into the latter category.
Kicking off today on LA’s East Side and running through Sunday, Oct. 7, the celebration aggregates an array of planet-wide musical acts. There are performances by the United States’ of Montreal, Sweden’s Junip and the United Kingdom’s Wombats. The Standards will be in town from Thailand, as well as Moss from the Netherlands. Then there’s our favorite group, at least as far as names go. Ewert and the Two Dragons plans to drop in from Estonia.
Culture Collide is more than performances, food and fun. It’s also about learning how to make a living in the music business. Part of that equation is Culture Collide’s Creative Summit. It’s being held at Taix in Echo Park. Speakers will show you how to partner with bands across borders, how to put together online PR strategies, better understand the future of record sales and how to successfully hit the road as a touring artist.
These are the A, B, Cs of making money from making music, and precious few music festivals that we know of make time to explain such mechanics.
Okay, back to the fun stuff. In addition to the music and wonderful food, the festival wraps up with a block party at Echo Park Sunday, Oct. 7.
Your festival wristband gets you into all venues – depending on how full they are. “Once the fire marshal says we are full…we are full,” say the Culture Collide folks. As for how old you have to be, Sunday’s block party is open to all. But if you want to go to a venue show you’ve got to be 21 years old.
Eager to join in the fun. Search and compare last-minute flights to Los Angeles.
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